The Shelved Dreams

Prompt poetry.

Sifting through the late night whispers
Of forgotten thoughts
Their one more breath of existence

The shelved dreams heave a sigh of relief
Proud in their naked essence
Hazy recollections of a reality
That fell short of their jagged perfection
It takes too long to ponder
What is and what was and how it shall be

Fragments frozen in time
Souvenirs of a mind that knew no limits

Eager to throw off 
The labels of expired validity
Content with the possibility
That the very next moment might be their last

And yet, one glimpse can be their salvation.

Author's Note

Prompt: heave, valid, ponder

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"Fragments frozen in time
Souvenirs of a mind that knew no limits"
I like the thoughts in the poem. Easy to wander off to places in the past. Memories become lessons for us to be different. Hard to find real salvation. No weakness in the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Enigma]

Thank you. :)

[light and ashes]

I'm positive that I read this poem once years ago, but I don't think I reviewed it....well, I'm reviewing it now.. very interesting poem, I loved it.

[Sami Khalil]

A good poem...Thank you for sharing...:)

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I loved it especially the ending :) 100/100 Keep up, ur an amazing talent!

[Ruth]

You suspend a moment and give it purpose! :)

[Becky C Strukamp]

Shelved dreams. I simply love those two words. It sets the pace for a well executed delivery. How many times do we take our dreams off that shelf and relive pieces of our past! I loved this. Excellent poem.

[Enigma]

Precisely. Revisiting old dreams is similar to revisiting an earlier version of our self.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Very nice write...gotta take risks and be bold in life...follow dreams...

superb :)

[Enigma]

Thank you. :)

[Myenigma]

great poem, so many dreams are sadly forgetton

[Enigma]

Thank you. :)

[KAREN]

Beautiful written!
Love the last stanza, and the last line!

[Enigma]

Thank you. :)